diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7bf92c8f..5e8bca1e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -835,10 +835,6 @@
                     <groupId>com.googlecode.json-simple</groupId>
                     <artifactId>json-simple</artifactId>
                 </exclusion>
-                <exclusion>
-                    <artifactId>bungeecord-chat</artifactId>
-                    <groupId>net.md-5</groupId>
-                </exclusion>
             </exclusions>
         </dependency>
         <!--  Keep in sync with spigot 1.19  -->
diff --git a/src/main/java/fr/xephi/authme/listener/PlayerListener.java b/src/main/java/fr/xephi/authme/listener/PlayerListener.java
index 41739fd8..e435b9c2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/fr/xephi/authme/listener/PlayerListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/fr/xephi/authme/listener/PlayerListener.java
@@ -495,8 +495,20 @@ public class PlayerListener implements Listener {
             return false;
         }
         Set<String> whitelist = settings.getProperty(RestrictionSettings.UNRESTRICTED_INVENTORIES);
+        if (whitelist.isEmpty()) {
+            return false;
+        }
         //append a string for String whitelist
-        return whitelist.contains(ChatColor.stripColor(inventory.getTitle()).toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT));
+        String invName = ChatColor.stripColor(inventory.getTitle()).toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT);
+        if (settings.getProperty(RestrictionSettings.STRICT_UNRESTRICTED_INVENTORIES_CHECK)) {
+            return whitelist.contains(invName);
+        }
+        for (String wl : whitelist) {
+            if (invName.contains(wl)) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
     }
 
     @EventHandler(ignoreCancelled = true, priority = EventPriority.LOWEST)
diff --git a/src/main/java/fr/xephi/authme/settings/properties/RestrictionSettings.java b/src/main/java/fr/xephi/authme/settings/properties/RestrictionSettings.java
index b5c0fce7..1fc8341f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/fr/xephi/authme/settings/properties/RestrictionSettings.java
+++ b/src/main/java/fr/xephi/authme/settings/properties/RestrictionSettings.java
@@ -205,6 +205,10 @@ public final class RestrictionSettings implements SettingsHolder {
     public static final Property<Set<String>> UNRESTRICTED_INVENTORIES =
         newLowercaseStringSetProperty("settings.unrestrictions.UnrestrictedInventories");
 
+    @Comment("Should we check unrestricted inventories strictly? (Original behavior)")
+    public static final Property<Boolean> STRICT_UNRESTRICTED_INVENTORIES_CHECK =
+        newProperty("settings.unrestrictions.StrictUnrestrictedInventoriesCheck", true);
+
 
     private RestrictionSettings() {
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/fr/xephi/authme/util/message/MiniMessageUtils.java b/src/main/java/fr/xephi/authme/util/message/MiniMessageUtils.java
index c8f59afd..5d7e6216 100644
--- a/src/main/java/fr/xephi/authme/util/message/MiniMessageUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/fr/xephi/authme/util/message/MiniMessageUtils.java
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ package fr.xephi.authme.util.message;
 
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.Component;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.minimessage.MiniMessage;
+import net.kyori.adventure.text.serializer.bungeecord.BungeeComponentSerializer;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.serializer.legacy.LegacyComponentSerializer;
+import net.md_5.bungee.api.chat.BaseComponent;
 
 public class MiniMessageUtils {
     private static final MiniMessage miniMessage = MiniMessage.miniMessage();
@@ -18,6 +20,17 @@ public class MiniMessageUtils {
         return LegacyComponentSerializer.legacyAmpersand().serialize(component);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Parse a MiniMessage string into a BaseComponent.
+     *
+     * @param message The message to parse.
+     * @return The parsed message.
+     */
+    public static BaseComponent[] parseMiniMessageToBaseComponent(String message) {
+        Component component = miniMessage.deserialize(message);
+        return BungeeComponentSerializer.legacy().serialize(component);
+    }
+
     private MiniMessageUtils() {
     }
 }